Grafton Man Fined $111,000 After Unlicensed Contracting

A judge with the Suffolk Superior Court entered a default judgement against Kyle Buckminster of South Grafton on Tuesday.

According to a press release from Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office, Buckminster had been operating without a license for more than a decade when four south grafton residents filed a complaint against him.

“Buckminster had been operating as a home improvement contractor without a license in four matters filed by South Grafton residents in 2011, all claiming that Buckminster failed to fulfill his obligations under their home improvement contracts,” the Attorney General’s Office said.

Buckminster reportedly failed to pay any of the penalties assessed by the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation after the lawsuit involving the four Grafton residents.

The Attorney General’s Office alleged that Buckminster continued to offer contracting services after the previous finding against him, including the misuse of $50,000 from a project in South Yarmouth.

“Unlicensed home contracting work takes away business from honest contractors and puts homeowners at risk,” Coakley said. ”While we were able to secure restitution in this matter as well as civil penalties, consumers should always do their homework before hiring a contractor by asking the right questions.”